Other fall to lower level, unspecified · Fractures
At a glance
Federal OSHA recorded a severe workplace injury
at SUNRISE COMMUNITY OF SW FLORIDA, 810 SE 10th Ct., CAPE CORAL, FLORIDA 33990
on — Fractures, affecting the multiple body parts, n.e.c..
Final narrative
An employee climbed a 6-foot ladder to cut a tree branch. While cutting the tree branch with an electric saw, the employee lost balance and fell off the ladder sideways, landing on the left side of his back. The employee sustained fractures to the left wrist, ribs, and pelvis.
HospitalizedMultiple body parts, n.e.c.Movable ladders, unspecified
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